CRICKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1471, 3 June 1905, Page 3

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS IN ENGLAND,

AUSTRALIA v. CAMBRIDGE,

By Telegraph—Press Assooiatlon —Copyright London, May 81. A match commenced to-day against the following Cambridge University team : McDonnell. Payne, Koigwin, Hopley, Napier, Colbeok, Harrison, jMainprioe, Moroom, Pago and Young. The Australians in their first innings made 256.

AUSTRALIA.—First Inning 3. Darling, o Payne, b McDonnell ... 3S Armstrong, c McDonnell, b Napior ... 46 Hill, o Mainprioe, b McDonnell ... 31 Gehrs, o and b Napier ... ... 0 Gregory, o Mainprioe, b Napier ... 12 Duff, o McDonnell, b Morcom ... 36 Hopkins, not oat 75 Cotter, o Napier, b Morcom ... ... 3 McLeod, run out ... ... 4 Newland, lbw ... ... ••• 4 Howell, o Harrison, b Moroom ... 1 Extras 6 Total 256 The weather was showery, but the sun was shining when play started. The rain .made the wicket wet and kicking. Noble, Laver, Kelly and Tramper were omitted from the Australian team. It is improbable that Tramper will play in several matches. Darliug won the toss, and accompanied Armstrong to the wickets. The .h^.first wicket did not fall till the end of an hour’s play. Darling gave vigorous play, his score including two sixers. At 38 he was smartly caught by Payne at the wicket off McDonnell. One for 75 ; Armstrong 20. Hill partnered Armstrong. Both batted freely, until Armstrong, at 46, snicked Napier to slip. MoDonnell taking the catoh at a second attempt. Ho played sound orickat. Two for 111; Hill 21, made by vigorous play. _ 1 Gehrs retired, caught first ball by Napier i off his own bowling, without alteration to i the score. At the luncheon adjournment , the score was three for 116 ; Hill 25, l Gregory nii. . < The attendance, which at first was i small, after luncheon numbered 3000. s Hill added aix, and was dismissed with a ] good catch by Mainprice at long-on off 1 MoDonnell. Four for 125 ; Gregory 4. i Duff succeeded. Gregory, when 12, j skied Napier to Mainprice at cover-point, { the latter accepting the catch. Five for c 137. Dnff in the meantime had beenscor- c ing steadily, and when Hopkins joined him ( was 31. 7

The pitch was playing treacherously. Hopkins got io work at once, and by hard driving was soon among the twenties. He lost Duff at 36, the latter having skied Morcom in the slips. McDonn’ell, running back, brought off a clever catch. Six for ?02; Hopkins 45. Cotter was content with three, Napier, at point, holding the ball from Morcom at „ a third attempt. Seven for 217. McLeod made a short stay, being run out at four. Eight for 233 ; Hopkins 57. Hopkins, despite numerous changes in ‘the bowlers, continued to play vigorously and to pile on runs, and when he lost Newland, the next man, hie score was 75. Newland’s downfall came when he was four, getting leg-before to Napier. Nine for 255. Howell, the last man, added a single, y and brought a finish to the innings by placing one from Morcom into Harrison a hands. , Received 6.16 p.m., June 2. London, June 1. 'V Hopkins played a brilliant and vigorous innings, with fine, driving. He hit four sixar3 and four tourers. Howell was cleverly canght at cover point. Bowling analysis—Napier four for 96, Morcom three for 49, Keigwin nil for 28, MoDonnell two for 44, Mainprice nil for 33. Cambridge has loßt two wickets for 37 urns. s CAMBRIDGE —First Innings. Keigwin, c and b Hopkins ... ... 7 Young, b Hopkins ... ... ... 9 Page, not out ... ... ... ... 15 Morcom, not ont ... ... ... 0

THE TEST MATCH.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, June 2. The Herald, commenting on the result of the test match, says that it was no more than what everybody who follows orieket expected of the Australian eleven, which undoubtedly seemed, when it left thes9 shores, deficient m various points of the game. The Daily Telegraph says the only tiling is to admit tho Australians were outplayed. A disquieting feature of the match was tho breakdown of their bowling.